Windshield cleaner



D. C. O ATMAN AND F. G. CURVIN wm'nsmun CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16; 1920.

Patented May 2, 1922.

ENVENTOR 5J1 fiaimaiw ATTORNEY EARTH) =3. 133? EUFFALE, AND ERANK G. CURVE- EEDINA NEW YORK,

.ikfiSIElEOES, BY DERECT A2 51 MESEYE ASSIG-NEENTS, T0 FREDERICK EX. QEIIBCE, 331 3&2 ESTER, li'fdw' $513K;

WINDSHIELD GLLIANER.

Specification of letters Patent.

Application filed April 16, 1%20. Serial Ir'a'o. 74,298.

T 0 all whom it may concern."

tale, in the county of Erie and State of New the United States, residing Medina, in the county of Orleans and State. of New York have invented certain new and useful improvements in Windshield Cleaners; and we. 10 do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear and exact description of the me, reference being had to the accompanying drswings, forming a part of the specification, and

to the reference numerals marked thereon. The present invention relates to dem.ountable window cleaners adapted particularly for. use on either open (yr-closed. motor cars. Qu object of the p 'esent invention is to provide means whereby the cleaner may be ep- 29 plied and removed from its support, and also to provide a Six lplii ied clip for holding the window cleaner, which is adapted to fit cl1fvnected with the operating handle 8.

Patented may 2, ism

lln the present embodiment of the invenlle. it known that we, 13m n) 0. OATMAN, a twin, he bar 4 carrying the usual wiper 3 of citizen of the United States, residing at Buffrubber or similar material is provided at its upper end with e bearing portion 5, prefer- 5 York! and FRANK CUKVIN, a iti f ably formed by bending the bar atnn angle,

' so that it will pass from the front to the rear of the glass 1 to be cleaned, and may be con- The support for the device shown in Figure 1 is an integral metal clip 10 having the depending undyieldable ends embracing the frame 2 secured in position by s thumb screw 11, havin a winged operating; end 12, and engaging the lower edge of the frzirne. The apertures in'the clip through which the portion 5 extends are so arranged relative to the top ofthe frame 2 that the part 5 has a bearing thereon, thus serving to steady the device. In Figure 2,'the frame 2 is provided with apertures which form the bearing support, end in Figure 3 the different form of holding clip is provided embodying deferentthiclrncsses of windows or the frames pending spring arms 15 and 16 which simply therefor.

25 these and other ends the inventionconsists in certain improvements and combinations oi parts, ill as will be hereinafter more described, novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the so specification in drawings:

" use 1 sh ws preferred embodiment of our in n is-udupted for use on open cars.

.e gure shows e modification oi the present invention which is adapted for use on closed cars,

Figure 3 represents still another species of the some general type and for the some gen.-

w eral use as thut shown by Figure 1, but

slightly dili'crent structurally. spring Figure 4% illustrates the method by which the wind shield cleaner of Figure 2 may be doinoun' i.

' Figure u, pers 'iective view of the clip. iiirnilu rc i'crcm-c characters throughout the several views indicate the some parts.

'lho principal features of our device are not only sinullicity oi construction but. the i: cility with \vi'iich it may be applied to and 1 :'i1( l3(i from the support in which it is mounted. thus permitting its use upon the windows or wind shields of motor cars wuether open or closed.

above the frame.

arm is maintained in the position shown.

hug closely against the frame, the bearing apertures being formed in the bracket or clip In orderthat the device as a whole may be readily removed from and applied to its support, whether this is of the form shown or is merely an aperture formed directly in the glass itself the handle 8 is made of material, as arod, not greater in diameter than the bearing aperture, and preferably pivoted st 9 to the rear end oi? the bearing portion 5, the end of the portion 5 being reduced or fornied into {i tongue 6., and the end ofitbe arm 8 being refersbly bifurcated and extended be'yohd t is pivot as at 7, 13 indicates washers encircling the part 5 of the device and between them is located a 14 operating to press one in contact with the inner side of the supporting meniber and the other againstthe portions of the arm 8 extending above and below the pivot 9. This arrangement not only serves to press the wipe113 in y-ielding'contact with the glass and also holds it in'any position of rotary adjustment regardless of the thick ncss of the supporting medium for the bear- I inn; portions, but as the rear washer engages the urm 8 on both sides ofits pivot, the

in order to apply the device to the sup-y port, srrusfi is brought lnto nhneinent with the portion 5, the washers and spring I I slipped off the end of the arm and the parts drawn out as shown inv Figure 4. To apply the device a reversal of this process takes place,- the washer next the arm 8 being of course moved far enough from the pivot to permit the end 7 of the arm to clear it.

It is understood that this invention is not limited to mounting the window cleaner from a clip or frame, but that the bearing portion 5 is capable of being mounted in other, locations and supporting media old in ,the art. Neither is the bearing portion 5 restricted to rotative movement in its support but may be adapted for other motions old in the art for such bearing portions.

We claim as our invention: 1. A window cleaner comprising a bearing portion, a wiper and an operating handle attached to and movableinto alinement with the bearing portion for insertion or removal of the cleaner from a support. 2. Awindow cleaner comprising a wiper,

an operating handle therefor and a bear ing portion arranged at an angle to the wiper, said handle being pivoted to the bearing portion, whereby it may be alined with the bearing portion for insertion or removal of the window cleaner from its mounting.

3. A window cleaner which comprises a wiper, an operating handle and a bearing portion, the operating handle being movable relativelyfto the bearing portion for alinement therewithwherebv the window cleaner may 'be positionedpr demounted by axially moving the bearing portion and alined' bearing portion and movable into axial alinement therewith, a resilient member arranged between the support and'handle and holding the wiper in contact with the Window to be cleaned.

5. The combination with a support, of awindow cleaner comprising a wlper, an op erating handle, a bearing portion arranged in the support between them, said handle being pivoted to the bearing portion and adapted to be moved into alin ment therewith, and a resilient member engaging the handle on opposite sides of its pivot and cooperating with the support to hold the wiper in engagement with the window.

6. The combination with a support of a njndow cleaner comprising a wiper, an operating handle, a bearing portion arranged in the support between thennsaid handle being pivoted to the bearing portion and adapted to be moved into alinement therewith. and a resilient member arranged between the handle and support and holding the wiper in contact with the window to be ent thickness.

DAVID C. OATMAN.- FRANK (l. CURVIN. 

